Using metal plates on the bottom of the shoe, Tap dance aims to create unique rhythmic patterns and step formations, acting as its own form of percussion. Tap is excellent for improving balance and working the intrinsic muscles of the foot, as well as improving basic functions like musicality, coordination, ankle mobility and performance quality.
Breakin' classes explore the foundations of break dancing technique, build skills for improvisation and start the exploration of freestyle movement. Students will learn all sorts of skills for the dance floor, including locking, popping, freezing, intricate footwork, floor skills, isolations and spins. Break dancing is sure to improve upper body and core strength.
Hip Hop is an urban street style that developed from the foundations of African dance, jazz and tap dance, with influence from hip hop/rap music. Very grounded and sometimes intricate, Hip Hop prioritizes performance quality, stylistic choices and characterization. Students will learn basic grooves, isolations, and will be encouraged to explore freestyle movement with rhythmic quality.
Ballet is an artistic dance form using precise and highly formalized steps and gestures. It incorporates the technical foundations for many other dance styles and is often performed to a classical soundtrack. Ballet is excellent for improving flexibility, coordination, grace and strength!
Contemporary dance prioritizes self expression through the formation of movement and investigating unique movement pathways. It is often fluid in style and has a sense of flow connecting one movement to another, exploring different and diverse movement qualities. Students will work on transfer of weight, working in and out of the floor, artistic expression, improvisation skills and coordination.
Lyrical embodies the qualities of both ballet and contemporary dance styles, while encouraging a more emotive and expressive performance quality. Lyrical often uses the lyrics as inspiration to express emotion & gesture, hence the name.
Jazz dance stems from a long history of social dances and cultural influence through American history. Icons such as Jack Cole, Alvin Ailey, Bob Fosse and Gene Kelly helped evolve jazz over centuries to form into the style it is today. Often performed to pop music, jazz includes skills of flexibility, strength, balance, coordination, creativity and performance style. Our classes focus on improving technical ability in areas such as pirouettes, kicks, jumps and characterization.
This is a 2.5 hour program which involves a combination of singing, acting, dancing, and exploration of performance tools. It is a fun and interactive program where students will work collaboratively with teachers to work towards large scale performance pieces. This class is perfect for kids with dreams to perform on stage, as well as encouraging fun and learning theatrical skills.
Our Acro classes are designed to assist students in learning tumbling and acrobatic skills, with the security of an experienced teacher in a safe environment. This class is best used to compliment students’ existing dance vocabulary, as skills will often require good coordination and understanding of the body.